Tom Geman wrote:
I work for a small company with me as a makeshift computer
administrator. Our company currently has two offices with their own
file servers. I have an offsite backup server that currently backs up
both file servers remotely (via rsync), everything is running OpenBSD
3.7.
We are upgrading the backup server to a Dell Powervault 220, leaving
room for expandability. I see from the archieves that this is the
same model used by the OpenBSD team for their CVS. I am planning to
use this server with a mirrored raid 5 configuration.
I was hoping someone here could answer a few questions.
Can I install OpenBSD on this PV 220, or is it just a bunch of disks
with no processor?
If so, does that mean I need another computer to install OpenBSD on,
that will use the PV 220 as it's storage? Can this be any computer
(what requirements, any recommended brands), or does it have to be
this Dell PowerVault 745N (which seems to come pre-install with some
Windows Storage Server OS)?
I know this isn't the most on topic posting to this list, but it is
the only list I am a part of, and I trust the opinions on this list.
Thanks for any help!
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a powervault is just a case full of drives, you need a machine. We use
Dell 1850's with one extra dual channel
controller for storage.
